River Arts
Arts for Everyone | Morrisville, Vermont
Welcome!
Don’t miss Ian Ethan Case’s show Saturday, December 18. Wizardry.
Welcome!
2010 “Made in Vermont” Music Festival – Vermont Symphony Orchestra Tickets
Tickets are now available for the Vermont Symphony Orchestra performance at the Dibden Center for the Arts at Johnson State College, Friday, September 24th at 7:30 p.m.
Call us at 888-1261 to purchase tickets, or click here for more information!
Free tickets are available for Elders in the community courtesy of the Copley Munson Fund. Click here to find out more.
Vermont Realists Exhibit – September 9 to October 2.
“Vermont Realists” is an exhibit that celebrates the beauty of the Vermont landscape through the artistic lens of realism. These works will be on display September 9 – October 2.
Click here to find out more, or call us at 888-1261!
New Fall Workshops!
Our New fall program has arrived! Click here to find out more, register today and join us!
- Oil painting with Jack Sabon – 5:30-7:30pm, Thursdays, October 7th – 28th
- Make your own quilt by Christmas, for yourself or for a gift! – with Debi Diender – 6-9pm, Mondays, October 4th – 25th
- Georgian singing with Maria Schumann - 7-8:30pm, Wednesdays, October 6th-27th
- T’ai Chi with Alan Erdossy - Wednesday evening, November 3rd, 10th, 17th, December 1st, 8th and 15th
Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival performance – Wednesday, July 14th at 7pm
WiREless is an initiative supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, preparing young musicians on the verge of professional careers to become advocates for classical chamber music. Participants will present string quartets of American composers Amy Beach, William Grant Still and William Bolcom.
For more information, visit the Green Mountain chamber Music Festival website!
Open Studio Weekend at River Arts – May 29th and 30th from 10:00 – 5:00pm!
Local Fine Art, Craft and Design Artists will gather at The River Arts Center for our Second Annual Open Studio Weekend Event, Saturday and Sunday, May 29th and 30th from 10:00 – 5:00pm. Participating Artists will include Bunny Merrill, Roxanne Martin, Lyna Lou Nordstrom, Lauren Smith, Dominique Gustin, Sarah Schummer, Laurel Fulton, Nicole Carey and others.
Open Studio Weekend is a statewide celebration of the visual arts and the creative process held in more than 265 Vermont studio and gallery locations during Memorial Day Weekend. Providing a unique opportunity to speak with artists directly, or see them at work, “The Open Studio Weekend was named one of the Top Ten Summer Events in a competition sponsored by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce in 1997” – The Vermont Arts Council. Visitors can plan their tour using the Vermont Studio Tour Map available from the Vermont Crafts Council atwww.vermontcrafts.com.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet local artists, enjoy refreshments, browse and stroll.. join us!
GALLERY AT RIVER ARTS: EIGHT REGIONAL ARTISTS:
BETHANY BOND, JANET FREDERICKS, MARIE LAPRE GRABON, KEN LESLIE, JOHN MILLER, VICTORIA PATRICK, GEORGE PEARLMAN, and LAUREN STAGNITTI
JUNE 3 – AUGUST 21, 2010, weekdays 9AM – 5PM or by appointment
“8 Regional Artists,” an exhibit of photography, painting, artist books, and charcoal drawings celebrates a diverse group of artists in the region and kicks-off the newly created Gallery at River Arts. These works will be on display June 3-August 21
Brief descriptions of featured artists’ work: Bethany Bond is a photographer and web-designer, who contrasts visual imagery to create visual poetry. Janet Fredericks uses paint as a vehicle for exploring water, the landscape, and text. Marie LaPré Grabon develops deep illusionistic space from which charcoal images emerge. Ken Leslie observes environmental change and personal transformation through Arctic landscapes and artist books. John Miller explores our Vermont countryside through digital photography weaving views of land and Lake Memphremagog in this body of work. Victoria Patrick uses Victorian-era antiques and alternative developing methods to transcend black and white photography toward a sense of timeless beauty. George Pearlman paints color squares in relationship to each other to create illusionist space, spacial plasticity, and tension. Lauren Stagnitti uses photo-journalism and traditional fine art influences in her approach to her work.
NORTHEAST HERITAGE MUSIC FEST
Saturday Evening, June 19, 2010 - 7:00PM, at the Hyde Park Opera House
10 musicians, 10 different ensembles – the faculty of the Northeast Heritage Music Camp at JSC come to the Hyde Park Opera House for a wonderful mix of solo and ensemble perfomance. One of the most entertaining and varied concerts of the year in the Lamoille Valley!
Here they are:
Seamus Connolly (ten time Irish Fiddle champion), Kimberley Fraser (Cape Breton Fiddle, piano), Sarah Hotchkiss (Montpelier Fiddle), Alan Jabbour (Appalachian Fiddle), Grey Larsen (Flute, Whistle), David Surette (Guitar, Mandolin), Cindy Kallet (Fingerstyle Guitar, New England Folksongs), David Kaynor (Contra-dance Caller, Swedish fiddle), Ken Perlman (Clawhammer Banjo), Peter Langston (Flatpick Guitar, Western Swing Band)
Door, 6:30PM general admission
Tickets: $15 adults, $12 students and seniors, Kids 10 and under… free.
To reserve a ticket, call River Arts at 802 888-1261 or email us at Info@RiverArtsVT.org
Taste of Thai
Experience a taste of Thailand with a 20 minute Thai massage from a qualified massage therapist, and a Thai cookery demonstration from Susanna’s Catering.
Demonstration Menu:
Pork, Shrimp & Mushroom Spring Rolls
Crispy Fried Beef w’ Cashews
Thai Sweet & Sour Vegetables
Red Pork Curry
Coconut Mango Bread
Presenters/Instructors: Susanna Keefer and Gail Le Baron
When: Thursday, 5:00 – 8:30pm, May 20th
Cost: $50 if pre-registered (Elder sliding fee scholarship available), $60 on night of event.
Mothers Day Gift Certificates available!
Please wear loose clothing for this massage.
New Children’s Summer Camps
This Summer River Arts is offering a brand new camp for young children called My First Camp. Run by Kati Furs, who runs our winter Open Gym program, My First Camp offers creative art projects, nature walks, creative movement and dance, games and activities specifically for children ages 3-5.
For more information and to register visit our Summer Camp Page
All the old favorite camps are back, too! Including Skate the Arts Camp, On the Rise Fine and Performing Arts Camp and Asian Culture Camp, among others. These Camps will fill up quickly so register today! Scholarships are available for all our summer camps.
Book Reading with Peggy Sapphire
Craftsbury poet Peggy Sapphire will read from her latest book of poems In the End a Circle, published by Antrim House, at the River Arts Center Saturday, May 8th at 6:00pm…click here for more details!
Whitetop Mountaineers
The Whitetop Mountaineers – Saturday, May 1, 2010 – 7:00PM, Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College
Ticket Prices Adults $15, Families $35, Kids $5, JSC Students free
This is an Event’s for Tom concert, supporting the Tom Sustic Scholoarship Fund. Presented by River Arts with Johnson State College
Sponsored by: WLVB, Johnson State College, CCS Constructors, Susan Martin Realt0rs and Chittenden Bank
It’s called the “Crooked Road.” The Road that winds through the highest mountains in southwest Virginia. It’s the birthplace of Country Music. The home of the original Carter Family, of Ralph Stanley and many more. An area rich in musical tradition. Saturday, evening, May first at 7PM at Johnson State College’s Dibden Center for the Arts, River Arts, WLVB, CCS Constructors, Chittenden Bank, and Susan Martin Realtors present the best of today’s generation of traditional musicians, young Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham – the Whitetop Mountaineers.
The Whiteop Mountainer’s beautiful high duet singing is not to be missed. They’ve toured internationally and are just back from their second trip to Australia. A family show at Dibden – the roots of Country.
New Summer Workshops for teens and adults have arrived! Register soon…and bring a friend!
Find out more HERE….we’re putting up new classes and events all of the time! A sample of workshops coming soon:
The Bones of Prose: Remembering how to write the elegant sentence -Monday evenings, 6-8pm, August 16th and 23rd
Open Gym Finale Next Wednesday
Open Gym, the infant and toddler drop in program that meets Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the winter from 10-11:30, will have it’s last session next Wednesday, April 7th.
Open Gym will take a break during the summer and will start again once the weather turns cold in the Fall. Thank you to all the families and kids who came to play through the winter months!
Children’s April Break Camp
Theater: It’s not just for actors…..
April 19th to 23rd
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Children explore the craft of theater through a mini production during April Vacation. They have an opportunity to practice lines, stage blocking and theater games. If they are not interested in acting, children can help create costumes, props, lighting and work behind the scenes to make a great show!
At the end of the week parents are invited to a final performance of the play!
The play is “Fairy Tale Courtroom” by Dana Proulx.
The cost for the week is $115 with scholarships available.
Spend a week with River Arts exploring the Theater!
Click Here to Register
and Here for Financial Aid Forms
ART OF ACTION
From March 16 through March 29 at 74 Pleasant Street, in the Village of Morrisiville at the River Arts Center (note the venue change: no longer at the Maynard’s Building)
Get a sneak peek at the exhibit and learn more about the artists by visiting the Art of Action Website.
A touring exhibit from the Vermont Arts Council and Lymon Orton – the show is open from 9AM till 6PM weekdays, and by appointment (call 802 888-1261)
There will be a reception for the art on Thursday, March 25th from 4:30-6:00. Everyone is invited.
Poetry Open Mic with host Peggy Sapphire, March 27th, 6-8pm
Open to all! Come share your work in the presence of enthusiastic peers, sign-up begins at 6pm for a five minute (ish) performance slot. Accomplished poet Peggy Sapphire, whose second poetry collection,In The End A Circle, was recently published by Antrim House, will host the evening. Join us to listen or share your work, and participate in a live poetry experience at the River Arts Center. Suggested donation of $5.00 at the door.
Trip to the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire. Saturday, March 20
A visit to the Currier’s new exhibit of American Watercolor Masters.
Winslow Homer, Maurice Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Rockwell Kent, Edward Hopper, Charles Burchfield, John Marin, Charles Sheeler, Stuart Davis, and Andrew Wyeth.
175 years of fragile and rarely seen paintings, with a strong representation of New Hampshire Artists.
This trip is a collaboration with the Art House of Craftsbury, Vermont.
A luxury coach from Lamoille Valley Transportation will leave River Arts at 7:30 AM on Saturday and return by 5:30 PM. 8:00AM pick up in Hardwick.
$45, with lunch – $50
Special rate for Elders: $15 , with lunch – $20
Call for reservations: 888-1261, or Register Here!
New Spring Children’s Classes
Starting in March, River Arts is offering 3 more children’s classes for elementary and middle school age children. Classes will start the week of March 15th and run for 8 weeks.
Vocal Arts with Lynda Schiller on Thursdays- canceled, Video Animation with Meredith Holch on Thursdays- canceled and Rock Drumming with Dov Schiller on Fridays.
Check out the Children’s class page for more detailed information, places and times!
“Performing Live” Workshop with Rusty Dewees, 3 Thursdays in March!
River Arts is pleased to offer a “Performing Live” Workshop with Rusty Dewees!front of a live audience at the final session March 25th, 8pm at River Arts. Public is invited.
Vacation Art Camp, Poetry Clinic
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POETRY CLINIC TONIGHT!
ESCALOPE of PORK FORESTIERE
Susanna Keefer, of Susanna’s Catering, is offering instruction for creating flavorful one dish meals, as part of the ongoing “Art of Cuisine” workshop series. Using the techniques of sauteing, baking & braising, participants will create 3 dinners: Spanish Baked Cod & Chorizo, Hot and Spicy Chicken and Vegetable Sate, Escalope of Pork Forestiere. Class will be held Tuesday, February 23, 5:30-9:00 pm, with a registration fee of $45. Learn more about the classes and events going on at River Arts by calling 888-1261, or by visiting the website THE LYRIC ESSAY
We’ll begin with what we might all comfortably agree is an “essay” and then progress into the now murkier waters of this genre where innovative writers are creating new models for what an essay can do, and still be an essay. Participants should be ready for a rigorous class of reading and critically examining recent work from accomplished authors, as well as engaging in the creation of their own versions of “next American essay.” Expect lively discussion, raised eyebrows and blazing pencils. Julia Shipley is a poet and freelance writer. Her essays have won the Ralph Nading Hill Award, been nominated for a Pushcart award, and been published in Vermont Life, Small Farmers Journal, Vermont’s Local Banquet and Alimentum, among others. She is currently at work on a book of lyric, personal, and traditional essays about small scale agriculture. When: 5 Saturday mornings 9 – 11am; February 13th, 20th, 27th, March 6th and 13th BREAK CAMPS – ART VACATIONS!
February Break Camp: Monday, February 22 – Friday, February 26 - ages 5-12 April Break Camp: Monday, April, 19th – Friday, April, 23 – ages 7-13 COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!
Here’s a picture of Debi and Bethann in Austin, around Christmas time. The blog has lots of great images and stories! |
Coming up:ADULT TAP DANCING WITH HANNAH JOHNSON ACTING CLASS WITH RUSTY DEWEES ACRYLIC PAINTING WITH RICK LOYA INTERESTED IN TAI CHI? Call us up! We have a teacher on deck and are looking at 5:30 to 6:30 on Thursday evenings… 888-1261 to learn more. |
Keep your mind in motion! Join Julia Shipley tonight for the third of four Poetry Clinics here at the building from 6PM till 8PM $5 donation… First hour: generative poetry writing exercises, second hour, respectful critiques of what you bring or create in class. Final meeting is in two weeks on February 23. 
(Note: Susanna is the guest chef at tomorrow’s (2/10) 
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Our break camps are week long art camps for children ages 5-12. The camps take place during school vacation week and run from 8:30-4:30 each day. Children should bring their own lunch and snacks for the day. $115 per week
Many of you know Debi (Sutton) Waters and Bethann Mauer Bacon, two awesome former
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Story Night with Marcel Freda & Julia Shipley
A night of community storytelling for all ages: share your funniest moments, your brushes with fame, your goofiest joke, a whoppin’ lie, your greatest adventure, a love story, your recipe for success, a glimpse of the way things used to be, or the weird thing that happened just the other day. Bring a story you wrote or a story you found or a story you know by heart to share. Suggested donation $5.00.
February 6th at 6:00 pm!
ZUMBA – 2 nights a week!(Please note date changes below!)
Mondays from 5:15 till 6:15 (Canceled September 27th!; Class will be held at the Morrisville Senior Center beside the Cumberland Farms Monday, October 4th) : Karen Machia leads this energetic workout. Classes are $10, or five sessions for $40, drop in… 888-1261 for more info.
Thursdays from 5:30-6:30: Certified trainer, Sharlene Seymour. Classes are $10, or five sessions for $40, drop in… 888-1261 for more info.
Pilates with Mary Regele - 6:30- 7:30 (Pilates will be canceled October 7th and moved to the Morrisville Senior Center beside Cumberland farms Thursday, October 4th, 21st, 28th): Mondays and Thursdays if you need more!
World AIDS Day
Peoples Academy Student Peace Tile
Tuesday, December 1 is Worlds AIDS Day. Join us from 5:30-7:30 in a collaborative program about this pandemic. Peoples Academy students have joined us and created their own Peace Tiles, along with reflections of their experiences. A Closer Walk, directed by Robert Bilheimer, talks about the AIDS in the world. Johnathan Hines, from the VT Coalition for People with AIDS, will join us to discuss the situation in Vermont. We will provide Coffee and refreshments. This event is free and open to everyone, however, the discussion and subject of AIDS may not be appropriate for very young children. Our AIDS day program will take place at River Arts, we hope to see you there!
Students at work on tiles
River Arts invites your feedback
Here, at River Arts we are always looking to improve our programs. We would like your input on our children’s programs. Whether your children have participated in the past, are currently in a class or have not yet participated in our programs we would like to hear from you about your availability and your child’s interests.
Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey form. To find the form, follow the link below.
Survey Form
Thank you for your time and your feed back.
Figure Drawing Marathon
Saturday, from 9:30 until 5PM at the River Arts Center.
$25, 6 places left (maximum 20 people) Call us to hold your spot: 888-1261
Quick Synopsis from Marie (Note: River Arts has enough easels)
On Saturday, November 14 River Arts in Morrisville, Vermont will host a “Figure Drawing Marathon”. The event is open to the public and participants are invited to paint and sculpt as well as draw. Some art background is suggested for all who wish to participate.
The doors to River Arts will open at 9:30 a.m. with coffee being served as participants set up their art easels and tools. Models will be available throughout the day. There will be two sessions one beginning at 10 a.m., a one hour break for lunch at 1 p.m., then resume from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. The event will end at 5 p.m. following a one hour artist discussion about the day and artwork produced. There is no instruction during the event and participants will need to bring their own supplies.$25 will be charged to cover the cost of model fees and space.
River Arts is located at 74 Pleasant Street in Morrisville. For more information please call Marie at 472.6908, or Lauren at 888.5433 or River Arts at 888.1261.
HOMEGROWN ANIMATION with Vermont Filmmaker, Meredith Holch
Saturday, November 14th at 7:00 pm, Vermont filmmaker, Meredith Holch, will show a selection of her colorful and captivating animated shorts. A Q&A with the filmmaker will follow. The program features her brand new film NEIGHBORS (13 minutes), which is about walls, freedom of movement, and the lives of undocumented workers on Vermont dairy farms, and recently won “The James Goldstone Award” presented by the Vermont Film Commission at the 2009 Vermont International Film Festival.
The films use the simple technique of stop-motion animation to bring cut-outs, toys, and household objects to life. While there is nothing inappropriate for children in the subject matter, the program is geared toward adults. Suggested donation of $8.00 at the door. This program is AT RIVER ARTS
Holch has been making animation since 1990. Her work screens at venues including MoMA, (NYC), PBS, International Film Festivals, the walls of endangered community gardens, and the sides of old barns near her home in East Hardwick, Vermont.
Mexican Dinner Fundraiser
On Saturday, November 7, former Tomatillos owners and chefs Lisa Buell and Rick Rouleau will be cooking up a fantastic Mexican dinner for lucky diners (cocktails will be available as well…) the evening is capped by dancing and a silent auction at River Arts.
Click here to learn more or reserve tickets.
Reserve your tickets now! (e-mail to Lauren) or call 888-1261
Piatigorsky Foundation Concert
The Piatigorsky Foundation and River Arts welcome Igor Begelman, a renown clarinetist, to the Puffer Methodist Church on Sunday, October 25 at 4 pm.
Admission is by donation – $5 to $10 suggested.
Igor Begelman received the Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2000. It is a prize awarded to outstanding American artists. Mr. Begelman has played with symphonies around globe. Along with being a talented musician, he is also a dedicated teacher working at Brooklyn and Swarthmore colleges as well as occasionally teaching courses at other widely respected music schools. This is his fifth season playing with the Piatigorsky Foundation.
The Piatigorsky Foundation is named after the Russian cellist, Gregor Piatigorsky, who believed that music is a necessity of life for everyone. River Arts is pleased to work with the foundation whose mission fits in with our belief in Art for Everyone. Because of our joint mission we have made this concert by donation only so that everyone, regardless of their ability to pay, can come and enjoy this amazing concert. We strongly encourage children and families to attend.
For more detailed information and a sample of Igor Begelman’s work, please click on either photo to be directed to his webpage. Or click here to Listen directly to a sample.